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Selecting & Playing Voices

NP-30/YNP-25 Owner’s Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

1. While holding down the [GRAND PIANO] button,

press one of the C1–A1 keys to select a voice.

Pressing the VOICE/SONG [BACK<<] or [>>NEXT]

button switches among the following ten voices.

2. Adjust the volume.

Re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] slider for the most comfortable listening

level during your performance.

C1 A1

To familiarize yourself with the

characteristics of the voices, lis-

ten to the demo songs for each

voice (page 14).

TERMINOLOGY

Voice:

On the NP-30/YNP-25, the term

“voice” means “instrument

sound.”

When you select a voice, an

appropriate reverb type will be

selected automatically (page 20).

NOTE

KeyVoice Name Description

C1 Grand Piano 1

Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for clas-

sical compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic

piano.

C#1Grand Piano 2 Clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.

D1 E. Piano 1 An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for

popular music.

D#1E. Piano 2

The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic “tines.”

Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played

hard.

E1 Church Organ 1

This is a typical pipe organ sound (8' + 4' + 2'). Good for sacred music

from the Baroque period.

F1 Church Organ 2

This is the organ’s full coupler sound, often associated with Bach’s

“Toccata and Fugue.”

F#1

Strings Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this voice

with piano in DUAL.

G1 Harpsichord 1

The deﬁnitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a

harpsichord are plucked, there is no touch response.

G#1 Harpsichord 2

Mixes the same voice an octave higher for a more brilliant tone.

A1 Vibraphone

The sound of a vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets.

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